Negro \Ne"gro\, a.
Of or pertaining to negroes; black.
Negro bug (Zo["o]l.), a minute black bug common on the
raspberry and blackberry. It produced a very disagreeable
flavor.
negro corn, the Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the
West Indies. see Durra. --McElrath.
Negro fly (Zo["o]l.), a black dipterous fly (Psila
ros[ae]) which, in the larval state, is injurious to
carrots; -- called also carrot fly.
Negro head (Com.), Cavendish tobacco. [Cant] --McElrath.
Negro monkey (Zo["o]l.), the moor monkey.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |